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Project 10073 Record — Kettering, Ohio, 21 April 1968

📅 21 April 1968 📍 Kettering, Ohio 🏛 Aerial Phenomena Office 📄 sighting_report
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A civilian reported two red lights in the sky over Kettering, Ohio, on April 21, 1968. The Air Force investigation concluded the objects were likely aircraft.

This document is a Project Blue Book record concerning a UFO sighting reported in Kettering, Ohio, on April 21, 1968. The report includes a formal Project 10073 record, a letter from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr. of the Foreign Technology Division to the witness, and a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire. The witness, a civilian, reported observing two bright red lights in the northwest sky for approximately 15 minutes. The observer noted that the lights appeared to move closer together as they receded from view, eventually disappearing over the horizon. The witness, who was in her vehicle at the time of the sighting, later returned to her home and observed the lights again with her son. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the sighting was 'Probable (AIRCRAFT),' stating that there was no evidence to suggest the lights could not have been an aircraft. The documentation includes detailed sketches and responses from the witness regarding the weather conditions, the appearance of the lights, and the observer's location.

There is nothing to indicate that the sighting could not have been of an aircraft.

Official Assessment

Probable (AIRCRAFT). There is nothing to indicate that the sighting could not have been of an aircraft.

The observer reported two bright red lights moving in the northwest. The lights appeared to move closer together as they receded from the observer, eventually disappearing over the horizon.

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